Chapter 280: Bitter Battle
The Qincha Guards could not dress disheveled, so they all put down their weapons and went to receive uniform uniforms and weapons. But they were greeted by crossbows fired at close range, followed by rows of steel knives and spears.
The more than 300 officers and soldiers of the Naval Division who were watching from a distance were dumbfounded, and they didn't know what was going on for a while, let alone what to do.
Wang Jin once again read out the order of the envoy Darao, allowing them to make meritorious contributions for their crimes, and also gave each of them a silver ingot of ten taels on the spot. There is no need to die and there is money to take, and more than 300 officers and soldiers of the water division finally put their minds at ease.
Tian Shiyi did not hide in the room, but witnessed the whole cruel process. He must harden his heart, if he still has the same unforgiving weakness as before, sooner or later the Cimeng will suffer irreparable damage.
The 1,000 officers and soldiers who originally stayed in Shuizhai were all henchmen of the commander of the military capital, and if they were besieged by the sailors, they would easily suffer a thousand rao's backlash. The total number of people on the Alliance is only about 700, and if they are left behind, what is the difference between it and suicide?
As for the more than 300 Ran that were originally incorporated on the ship, it was easier to manage, first, there were few of them, secondly, most of the soldiers who were left on the ship were soldiers who were unwilling to be in the sailors, and thirdly, Tian Shiyi had too few people in his hands, so he always needed some cannon fodder.
Fierce fire oil has always been a sharp weapon in water warfare, and there are a lot of them stored in the camp of the sailor. The oil was not as good as gasoline, but there was no time for distillation, so Tian Shiyi and his soldiers made a lot of "Molotov cocktails".
This kind of Molotov cocktail can even handle a World War II tank, let alone a wooden ship. It's a pity that Tian Shiyi made it can't be called a Molotov cocktail, but can only paddle a burning altar."
The whole night passed peacefully, and the second morning the sentinel ship reported that a large number of sailors and soldiers had gathered by the canal, intercepting merchant ships along the way, and robbing many ships. And Niu Gao, did not come.
The person who reported to the Jiangning Navy Master would definitely be clear that the Minister of the Qin Mission was coming, but the Jiang Ning Navy Master did not send someone to confirm the authenticity, and directly put on a posture of attacking the water village, which showed that they no longer cared about the identity of the Minister of the Qin Mission. Then there is only one possibility, and they are the opposite.
If the minister is true, almost all the generals of the sailor will die, and some will be wiped out. If the ministers were fake, they could naturally attack the daring thieves who pretended to be the kings with impunity. Therefore, it doesn't matter to them whether the Qincha is true or not. The generals of the Jiangning Navy Division made their choice very easily.
In the afternoon, the Jiangning Water Division finally began to attack, and the reinforcements from Taihu Lake Water Village still did not come, Tian Shiyi knew that there must be something wrong with Taihu Lake.
The more than 300 officers and soldiers who were incorporated formed an echelon of neighbors, and under the inspiration of the justice of the "envoy" Darao, and under the encouragement of many rewards, they took two warships to fight.
More than a dozen merchant ships came to Jiangning, and hundreds of ships surrounded them.
The waterway was narrow, and the battle was fierce from the start. The Jiangning Navy Division lost not only the warships, but also most of the ordnance and weapons, but the officers and troops collected by Tian Shiyi were armed to the teeth, but the "burning altar" was not used for them, let alone gunpowder bullets and lime bullets.
In Tian Shiyi's view, combat has never been just a means of slashing and stabbing guns, so many soldiers began an ideological offensive with "big horns" holding paper rolls.
Naturally, the high-ranking generals of the Jiangning Navy Division chose to rebel, and the vast majority of non-commissioned officers and low-level generals did not know what was happening, they just obeyed military orders.
When he heard that the commander of the dead army was beheaded by Lord Qincha, the officers and soldiers of the naval division were a little confused. After hearing that the two deputy commanders and the three commanders had rebelled, the officers and soldiers of the naval division were even more confused. When the army shouted that the heads of the five rebel sailor generals were worth a thousand yuan, the sailor officers and soldiers began to be at a loss. When Wang Jin stood on a high place and read the decree aloud, the sailor retreated. They are really confused, it is estimated that Jiang Ning Shui Shi will not be too quiet tonight.
Nearly 100 people died in a short period of time among the more than 300 officers and soldiers, and almost all of the rest were wounded, if it weren't for the military order that those who retreated were killed, and they decisively shot a few guys who jumped into the water to escape for their lives, it is estimated that they would have collapsed long ago.
After the war, silver bills were sent down again, and the people who died in the war had already left detailed addresses, and Tian Shiyi did not intend to rely on the promised money. The families of the deceased will definitely receive pensions in all sorts of strange ways.
That night, the army sent a sentinel boat out, intending to go to the Taihu Lake Water Village to rescue, but the waterway was guarded to death, and there was no way to get out. It is estimated that the cronies of the high-ranking generals are guarding the waterway.
The Jiangning sailors really messed up all night, and the shouts of killing were clearly heard in the temporary camp.
Tian Shiyi did not send people out to steal the camp, because people were prepared, because his own manpower was too small. 700 people sneak attack 20,000, it's too child's play.
At this time, Tian Shiyi very much wanted to write a letter to Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and told Zhao Guan's family that his Jiangning sailor was completely reversed. Although Tian Shiyi's identity as a messenger was fake, the Jiangning sailors at this time had already made it clear that they continued to attack just to snatch the warship back.
The second Niu Gao still did not come, and the Jiangning Navy Division gathered more than 20 stolen merchant ships, and more than 200 ships attacked the water village.
The narrow waterway was not suitable for so many ships to attack together, and the sailors must have been in a hurry, so they began a frantic offensive.
The ideological offensive is still continuing, and the number of heads of the five rebel generals has risen to 3,000 yuan.
In fact, the two deputy commanders and the three Du Yu Hou also wanted to offer a reward for the "fake Qincha", but they didn't know who Tian Shiyi was, so they couldn't shout "The one who kills the minister of the Qincha will be rewarded with ten thousand dollars", so shouting estimates that the army's morale is chaotic again. Imperial power still has some weight in the hearts of officials and soldiers.
The Jiangning sailors were miserable, they only had merchant ships and fishing boats, and there were neither shooting rods nor fierce fire oil tanks. What's more, there are almost no long-range weapons such as crossbows, just a spear or steel knife in each person's hand.
It is not easy to make a "burning altar" with fierce fire oil, but after all, it is on the water, and an inferior "burning altar" can still kill a boat. And a platoon of crossbows can immediately suppress half of the merchant ship's sailor officers and soldiers. Gunpowder and lime bombs were barely used, and merchant ships and wrecked ships were dragged back by hooks and hooks.
Sometimes there were many sailors and soldiers on the merchant ships that were towed back, but unfortunately they had no long-range weapons, and they were immediately horrified to find that many Khitans with strange hair ornaments pounced on them.
How strange is it that there were Khitans in the water battle on the inland river south of the Yangtze River?